Batavia Runners Complete Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO, IL —It may have been a long wait, but for the participants in the 43rd edition of the Chicago Marathon, it was worth it. Not run since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday's race was filled with local participants. There were 29 Batavia runners who finished the marathon.

The marathon was won by Seifu Tura, of Ethiopia, and Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya, in 2 hours, 6.12 seconds, and 2:22:31, respectively. Daniel Romanchuk and Tatyana McFadden, both of the United States, won the wheelchair race. They finished at 1:29:07 and 1:48:57, respectively.

Of locals from Batavia who ran, participant Alex Turnowchy was the fastest, finishing the race in 3 hours, 7 minutes and 27 seconds.

Batavia runners that completed the marathon include:

• Kent Barnes (45-49 age division): 5:06:31
• Jeffrey Barrett (55-59 age division): 5:24:05
• Greg Belback (65-69 age division): 6:37:16
• Molly Bisesto (35-39 age division): 6:20:02
• Kevin Blank (25-29 age division): 5:59:44
• John Burke (60-64 age division): 4:35:26
• Kirsten Casas (40-44 age division): 5:33:51
• Brian Coller (50-54 age division): 4:39:10
• Abraham Cortes (45-49 age division): 3:31:22
• Justin Dunn (19 and under age division): 5:14:14
• Audrey Faulhaber (25-29 age division): 3:49:25
• Michael Fee (20-24 age division): 3:26:34
• Edward Golden (25-29 age division): 3:44:49
• Kelly Jo Golson (50-54 age division): 4:43:58
• Ryan Jerger (20-24 age division): 4:46:09
• Rita Kollias (45-49 age division): 4:54:32
• Drew Marston (50-54 age division): 5:07:03
• Robert McFarland (55-59 age division): 5:02:32
• David Moran (30-34 age division): 4:28:36
• Yeshua Moran (25-29 age division): 4:28:36
• Lauren Mueller (25-29 age division): 3:59:22
• Tom Nelmark (65-69 age division): 6:06:01
• Peter O'Brien (25-29 age division): 4:28:39
• Paige Scholl (30-34 age division): 5:23:39
• Abby Schulz (25-29 age division): 4:22:00
• Doreen Suhajda (60-64 age division): 5:23:32
• Alex Turnowchyk (30-34 age division): 3:07:27
• Brian Vogelsinger (40-44 age division): 3:19:11

For a complete list of runners who completed the race, visit the Chicago Marathon's website. All results were unofficial as of Monday afternoon.

Participants in this year's race were required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of attending the event.

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